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Life with Clem
by Clem
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THE CORE OF THE MATTER
Beautiful morning. A bit chilly at seven o’clock as I walk back from the mailbox, but the newspaper I picked up tells me that the thermometer will be around the 75 mark come noon. I need a ride...
This Land is Our Land
Just south of town was the Toiyabe National Forest. Heck, that belongs to me, and you; I won’t be trespassing...
EARNING A LIVING
I read that a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, Bob Casey, introduced a bill (S.1248) to try to make motorcycles part of the Cash for Clunkers program. He did this because Harley was making noises about possibly shutting down its York factory, which would put 2,400 people out of work...
V-TWIN IMITATION and HISTORY
Lots of bikes want to look like Harleys for two reasons. First, the manufacturer hopes that a lookalike will sell well. And second, many riders like the look that Harley has created over the past 40 years...
Small Business
I like to hang out at motorcycle shops. At least, motorcycle shops that are inviting. Some of these huge Mega Motorcycle Mansions don’t seem overly friendly...
Gettin’ Disrespected
Last August I was headed to Milwaukee on a new bagger, cruising the sand hills of Nebraska...
New Blood
Last spring I rode over to my local multi-brand dealer and parked outside was a Harley Electra Glide—not unusual, since many Harley owners have other bikes as well...
Asphalt Addiction
I’ve been writing a column for this magazine ever since its first issue 14 years ago. That’s a bunch of scribbling. And I still look forward to sitting down and putting a thousand words or so on paper. Mostly readers seem to like what I have to say, though there have been the occasional smack-down types who disagree. You can’t please all of them all of the tim
Aftermarket Hype
What is this “aftermarket” we hear so much about? To state the obvious, the “market” is the Harley dealer and all the accessories the Milwaukee folk can dream...
The Solitary Wolf
The other day a small group of out-of-state friends was on a five-day ride, passing not far from my particular neck of the woods. I said I’d meet them for lunch, and ride with them for a bit. Good grub, and these guys had sensibly organized contributions to a kitty so that only one person took care of the bill.
Tool Time
Dispatches from the Road: There’s a cheerful little anecdote about a cardiologist chatting with the mechanic who was adjusting the pushrods of the doc’s mildly hot-rodded Twin Cam...
Biker Chic: High Style and Low life
Everywhere you turn, the world is trying to borrow or steal a bit of the Harley-Davidson image. This began more or less with hordes of freelancers in the 1970s trying to make use of the famous Harley-Davidson bar-and-shield logo on T-shirts and bandannas.
Diversions, Successful and Otherwise
Harley-Davidson is noted for its line of superb V-twin-powered two-wheelers, from the 54-cubic-inch 883 Sportster to the 96-inch Big Twins—even bigger if you’d like a Screamin’ Eagle CVO. Of course, every Harley enthusiast knows that the company began 105 years ago producing a single-cylinder model, popularly known as the Silent Grey Fellow, while the successful V-twin did not appear until 1909.
Taking Stock of HOG Stock
The real pleasure of this job is the amount of time it gives me on the road with my Harley. When I happen to be passing a Harley dealership, I always go in and have a look around, checking up on my few shares of H-D stock. With the 2008 year in full flourish, I’ve noticed there are still a few 2007 models on the floor. Maybe even an ’06 Sportster. Is that good? Bad? Indifferent?
Risky Business
It seems a lot of bikers try to make heroes, or heroines, of themselves by telling the outside world how dangerous it is to ride their motorcycles, how tough they are for coping with all these homicidal cagers, how every ride is fraught...fraught with what?
Good to Go
“Golly gee,” whimpers the Evo Softail rider out at the Pozo saloon, “I’d really like to go to Death Valley with you guys, but my bike’s not really a good one for a long trip like that.”
Deadlines
Deadlines are the bane of my existence. Editor Buzz called up yesterday afternoon at 4:50
Miles and Hours
We usually measure trips in terms of how long it takes or how far we go.
Horror Stories
A bunch of bikers get together, and...
The Duffel Bag
Want to go traveling on your Harley? All you really need is a duffel bag.
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